5 Creative Ways to Use Infant Cereal for Baby-Led Weaning We all know that Iron-fortified infant cereal has traditionally been used as a staple first food for babies when they start solids. And there are many reasons why! Infant cereal is: - Neutral tasting and generally well-accepted by babies- It provides a great source of iron80% of babies daily needs in 1/3 of a cup dry--which is a very important nutrient for babies, as their iron stores are depleted by 6 months of age - It is EASY to prepare and serve - AND you can now find some really nutritious, high quality varieties in the store, like Baby Gourmets line up of organic oatmeal and ancient grain blends. What I love about these is that theyre enriched with important vitamins and minerals for baby like iron, thiamine and niacin, they provide 3 grams of dietary fibre per serving and theres no weird ingredients or artificial colours or flavours. (b-roll me making recipes using the cereal). If youre going to choose an infant cereal, these are the ones to choose in my opinion. What you might not realize is that iron-fortified infant cereal can be used in many ways not the same old same old In fact, you can use infant cereal in homemade finger foods to support self-feeding --which we all know has many benefits, right from 6 months. #ad #partner
